Insects of State Forest State Park
State Forest State Park lies on 71,000 acres of land 80 miles west of Fort Collins and comprises the southernmost point of the Medicine Bow Mountain Range. This park makes up the largest parcel in Colorado's state parks system. It is also surrounded by the Routt National Forest, Roosevelt ...more ↓
Fireweed Clearwing Moth
Albuna pyramidalis, the fireweed clearwing moth, is a species of clearwing moth in the family Sesiidae.
Rannoch Marble
Apotomis infida is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found from Great Britain east to Russia and from Fennoscandia south to France, Italy and Slovakia. It is also found in North America, where it has been recorded from Michigan, Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, British Columbia, California and Colorado.
White-lined Sphinx
The White-lined sphinx (Hyles lineata) is a moth of the Sphingidae family. Its range extends from Central America, through the United States and into parts of Canada.
Rocky Mountain Parnassian
Parnassius smintheus, the Rocky Mountain parnassian, or Rocky Mountain apollo, is a high-altitude butterfly found in the Rocky Mountains throughout the United States and Canada. It is a member of the snow Apollo genus (Parnassius) of the swallowtail family (Papilionidae). The butterfly ranges in color from white to pale yellow-brown, with red and ...more ↓
Anise Swallowtail
Papilio zelicaon, the anise swallowtail, is a common swallowtail butterfly of western North America. Both the upper and lower sides of its wings are black, but the upper wing has a broad yellow stripe across it, which gives the butterfly an overall yellow appearance. There are striking blue spots on the rear edge of the rear wing, and the characteristic tails of the ...more ↓
Draco Skipper
Polites draco, the draco skipper, Rocky Mountain skipper or dragon skipper, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found on the Rocky Mountain states and provinces from Arizona to the Yukon Territory.
Persius Duskywing
Erynnis persius, the Persius duskywing, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae that occurs in North America. It is a threatened species in Michigan and is protected by law.
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta, the red admiral or previously, the red admirable,is a well-characterized, medium-sized butterfly with black wings, orange bands, and white spots. It has a wingspan of about 2 inches (5 cm). It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. The red admiral is widely distributed across temperate regions of ...more ↓
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui is a well-known colourful butterfly, known as the Painted Lady, or in North America as the Cosmopolitan. This butterfly has a strange pattern of flying in a sort of screw shape.
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa, known as the mourning cloak in North America and the Camberwell beauty in Britain, is a large butterfly native to Eurasia and North America.
Green Comma
Polygonia faunus, the green comma or Faunus anglewing is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in North America.
Hoary Comma
The hoary comma (Polygonia gracilis) is a species of butterfly, common in boreal North America from Alaska, across southern Canada to New England and the Maritime Provinces and south to New Mexico from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. The wings have a distinctive ragged edge.
Milbert's Tortoiseshell
Aglais milberti, the fire-rim tortoiseshell or Milbert's tortoiseshell, is the only species of Aglais that occurs in North America.
Chryxus Arctic
Oeneis chryxus, the chryxus Arctic or brown Arctic, is a butterfly of subfamily Satyrinae found in the far northwest regions of Canada and the United States. The brown Arctic has highly variable colorings, which tend toward light yellow to orange brown wings that help camouflage it against its mountainous rocky habitat. The larvae feed on local grasses and take two ...more ↓
Common Alpine
Erebia epipsodea, the common alpine, is a member of the Satyrinae subfamily of Nymphalidae. It is found in North America from Alaska south through the Rocky Mountains to northern New Mexico and east across the prairie provinces to southwest Manitoba.
Mormon Fritillary
Speyeria Mormonia, commonly known as the Mormon Fritillary, is a North American butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae. It is highly diverse, having differentiated into several subspecies which occupy a wide geographic range. Furthermore, S. mormonia exhibit extreme protandry, or the emergence of male adults before female adults; this has several consequences on ...more ↓
California Hairstreak
The California Hairstreak (Satyrium californica) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found from British Columbia south to southern California and east to Colorado.
Western Sooty Hairstreak
The Sooty Hairstreak (Satyrium fuliginosum) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in western North America from British Columbia to central California, east to Wyoming and northern Colorado.
Thicket Hairstreak
Callophrys spinetorum, the thicket hairstreak, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1867. It is found in North America from British Columbia through the Rocky Mountains to New Mexico and Mexico and through California to Baja California. The habitat consists of pinyon-juniper forests, mixed woodlands, and coniferous ...more ↓
Dotted Blue
Euphilotes enoptes, the dotted blue, is a species of blue (Polyommatinae) butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in North America.
Western Tailed-Blue
The western tailed-blue (Cupido amyntula) is a member of the family Lycaenidae and is seen across western North America as far north as Alaska. The upperside of the male butterfly is blue while the female has a darker brown band on the outer side of the wing. The underside is riddled with black spots, with a wingspan of 2.2 to 2.9 cm. The larvae feed on Thermopsis, ...more ↓
Boisduval's Blue
Aricia icarioides, or Boisduval's blue, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family found in North America.
Greenish Blue
Icaricia saepiolus, the greenish blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from the northwestern United States to southern Saskatchewan and Alberta.
Mead's Sulphur
The Mead's Sulphur (Colias meadii) is a butterfly in the family Pieridae found in North America. Its range includes the Rocky Mountains in Canada and the USA.
Clouded Sulphur
The Common or Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice) is a North American butterfly in the family Pieridae, subfamily Coliadinae.
Scudder's Sulphur
Colias scudderii, the willow sulphur, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Alaska south through the Rocky Mountains to northern New Mexico. The habitat consists of mountain meadows and willow bogs.
Margined White
Pieris marginalis (margined white) is a butterfly found in the Yukon, Western Canada and the Rocky Mountains of North America. It is very similar to the species Pieris oleracea.
Checkered White
Pontia protodice, the checkered white or southern cabbage butterfly, is a common North American butterfly in the family Pieridae. Its green larva is a type of cabbage worm.
Northern Arches
The Northern Arches (Drasteria hudsonica) is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from Alaska and Yukon to California, east to New Mexico and Manitoba.
Garden Tiger
The garden tiger moth or great tiger moth (Arctia caja) is a moth of the family Erebidae.
Police Car Moth
The Police-Car Moth or Green Lattice (Gnophaela vermiculata) is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found in the western parts of the United States and south-western Canada, from British Columbia to California, east to New Mexico and north to Manitoba.
Venerable Dart
The Dusky Cutworm (Agrotis venerabilis) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from coast to coast from central Canada south to Mexico.
Helper Ant
Formica fusca, a common black colored ant found in Europe, is a palaearctic ant with a range extending from Portugal in the west to Japan in the east and from Italy in the south to Fennoscandia in the north. F. fusca nests are usually found in rotten tree stumps or under stones in clearcut areas and along woodland borders and hedgerows.
Western Thatching Ant
Formica obscuripes (the western thatching ant) is a species of ant in the family Formicidae. It is native to North America. It produces large mounds covered by small pieces of plant material. The number of adult workers per colony may be as high as 40,000.F. obscuripes feeds upon a number of insect species, consumes nectar from homopterous insects they tend, and ...more ↓
White-Shouldered Bumble Bee
Bombus appositus is a species of bumblebee known commonly as the white-shouldered bumblebee. It is native to western North America, including western Canada and the western United States.
Nevada Bumble Bee
The Nevada bumblebee (Bombus nevadensis) is a species of bumblebee. It is native to North America, where it occurs from Alaska to California in the west, and east to Wisconsin, and in Arizona, New Mexico, and Mexico.
Yellow-Fronted Bumble Bee
Bombus flavifrons, the yellow-fronted bumble bee or yellowhead bumblebee, is a species of bumblebee. It is native to North America, where it is distributed across much of Canada, Alaska, and the western contiguous United States.
Hunt's Bumble Bee
Bombus huntii is a species of bumblebee. It is native to western North America, where it occurs in western Canada and the United States as far east as Manitoba and Minnesota, and in Mexico as far south as the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. It is known commonly as the Hunt bumblebee or Hunt's bumblebee.
Colorado Black-notched Bumble Bee
Bombus bifarius, the two-form bumblebee, is a common species of eusocial bumblebee of the subgenus Pyrobombus. B. bifarius inhabits mountainous regions of western North America. Its common name refers to the two dominant color polymorphisms, the nominate and nearcticus morphs, present in the species. B. bifarius has been identified as one of the two ...more ↓
Western Bumblebee
The western bumblebee, Bombus occidentalis, is one of around 30 bumblebee species present in the western United States and western Canada. A recent review of all of its close relatives worldwide appears to have confirmed its status as a separate species.
Hairy-necked Tiger Beetle
Cicindela hirticollis is a species of tiger beetle that is commonly found in sand bars and sandy beaches, is medium sized, is about 2–14 mm (0.08–0.55 in) long, and is active in the summer. The dorsal surfaces of the head, prothorax, and elytra are dark brown. The elytral markings are very light-colored cream or white. The species' common names are hairy-necked tiger ...more ↓
Boreal Long-lipped Tiger Beetle
Cicindela longilabris, the boreal long-lipped tiger beetle, is a species of flashy tiger beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America.
Ornate Checkered Beetle
Trichodes ornatus, commonly known as Ornate Checkered Beetle, is a beetle species of checkered beetles belonging to the family Cleridae, subfamily Clerinae which can be found only in North America.
Strawberry Root Weevil
Otiorhynchus ovatus, also called the Strawberry Root Weevil, is one of the many species in the weevil family (Curculionidae). Its name comes from its affinity for strawberry plants, which form a large part of its diet. They are, however, known to feed on other plants as well. It is known to be one of the major pests threatening sub-tropical strawberry farming.
White-spotted Sawyer Beetle
Monochamus scutellatus, commonly known as the white-spotted sawyer or spruce sawyer, is a common wood-boring beetle found throughout North America. It is a species native to North America.
Ten-lined June Beetle
The ten-lined June beetle, also known as the watermelon beetle, is a scarab beetle, living in the western United States and Canada. The adults are attracted to light and feed on foliage but do not damage the plants. They can make a hissing sound when touched or otherwise disturbed, which can resemble the hissing of a bat. This sound is made by their wings pushing down, forcing ...more ↓
Odonteus obesus
Odonteus obesus is a species of earth-boring scarab beetle in the family Geotrupidae. It is found in North America.
Pallid-winged Grasshopper
The pallid-winged grasshopper (Trimerotropis pallidipennis) is a common grasshopper of the family Acrididae, native to the deserts of western North America from British Columbia to Argentina. They are more active during the summer months, and their pale, mottled coloration makes them hard to see against surfaces such as the granite often found in the gravel of dry river beds. ...more ↓
Adelphocoris rapidus
Adelphocoris lineolatus, common names for which are rapid plant bug or superb plant bug, is a species of Hemiptera in the family Miridae, that can be found everywhere in the United States (except for central), and in the Peace–Athabasca Delta, Canada. The species are larger than other members of the family (7–8 millimetres or 0.28–0.31 inch), and are either ...more ↓
Common Blue Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum (common blue damselfly, common bluet, or northern bluet) is a European damselfly. The species can reach a length of 32 to 35 mm (1.3 to 1.4 in). It is common in all of Europe, except for Iceland.
Orange-spined Drone Fly
Eristalis nemorum is a species of hoverfly. It is found in the Palearctic (Fennoscandia South to Iberia, the Balkans and Italy, Ireland eastwards through Central Europe into Turkey and Russia and on into the Russian Far East, Siberia and Japan) and in the Nearctic (Quebec south to Colorado).
